Judicial Advocacy
The Lawyers' Committee aims to be serve as an advocate for cultural heritage, and as such, has submitted amicus briefs in the below cases.
In re: Riven Flamenbaum
The Lawyers' Committee joined several other organizations, nations and other foreign entities in submitting an amicus curiae brief in
In Re: Riven Flamenbaum, a case concerning a German Museum's attempt to recover an ancient gold tablet taken during World War II. The amicus brief argued against the recognition of a "spoils of war" doctrine as a theory of lawful taking in times of armed conflict.
Download the file
here.
Archaeological Conservancy v. Wilson
The Lawyers' Committee joined the
National Trust for Historic Preservation, the
Society for American Archaeology, and the
Archaeological Institute of America in submitting an amicus curiae brief in support of the
Archaeological Conservancy in a dispute concerning Texas land with an archaeologically significant site.
Download the file
here.
Bakalar v. Vavra
The Lawyers Committee joined several other organizations in submitting an amicus curiae brief in
Bakalar v. Vavra, a case involving a claimant's attempt to recover art works taken during the Holocaust. The amicus brief addressed the interpretation of the Swiss good faith purchaser doctrine in determining a transaction in Switzerland allegedly transferring title to the art works.
Download the file
here.
Western Watersheds Project v. Bureau of Land Management
The Lawyers' Committee recently joined an amicus curiae brief submitted by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation in
Western Watersheds Project v. Bureau of Land Management. The case involves the scope of the President's authority to include management directives in a proclamation declaring national monuments under the Antiquities Act of 1906.
Download the file
here.
